how do you get air out of clutch system?i put a new cutch and 13 inch flywheel in my truck a month ago.when i was done it had air in it so i took the cyl off the bell housing and pumped it in and out by hand about 10 times.it worked perfect.now today its back hard to shift ,sitting still.what now?tommorow iam gonna go do the bleed thing like i did before.has anyone else had this happen?and if i do gotta replace the whole system,where and how much is it gonna cost?thanks

 

Did you get this straightened out yet?

 

Please do not laugh at this when you read it,but,it does and has worked for me many times with a hydraulic clutch system....

Park the truck somewhere where the nose is down lower than the rear.Remove the cap off the clutch hydraulics and shut the hood leaving it sit overnight.Next morning top off the fluid ,if neccessary,replace the lid and go about your normal driving habits.Usually when it sits like that with the system open it will bleed itself off and remove the air.

I actually laughed at a old mechanic friend of mine when he told me that.We had done a SBC install and the buddy I helped rebuilt his hydraulics instead of buying a new unit.The problems started like yours and when I went back to one of my mentors he told me this and I looked at hime like he was nuts and made a bet.

He never did open that bottle of Old #7 and when he passed on his wife gave it back to me.I leave it on the shelf over my reloading bench as a reminder that even in a world full of new gadgets and electronic gizmos,old school methods still work........Andy

P.S..You can even jack the rear of the truck up and sit it on stands overnight to do the same thing as long as you get the tail higher than the nose.